Sir George Cornewall Lewis, second baronet

(1806-1863)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Lewis, George Cornewall NRA: Lewis, Sir George Cornewall (1806-1863) 2nd Baronet Statesman and Author Lewis, Sir George Cornewall (1806-1863) 2nd Baronet Statesman and Author DNB: Lewis, Sir George Cornewall, second baronet (1806–1863), politician and author LBT ID: GeLewis1863 VIAF ID: 7703637 LOC ID: n86814945	B/BAP: 1806-04-21 DIED: 1863-04-13
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The son of the first baronet (d. 1855); educated at Eton, Christ Church, Oxford, and the Middle Temple, he was a barrister, author, editor of the Edinburgh Review (1850), chancellor of the exchequer (1855-58), and home secretary and war secretary (1859-63).
REFERENCES TO Sir George Cornewall Lewis, second baronet: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter VI Found 1: ¶ 18 Chapter VIII Found 1: ¶ 7 Chapter XI Found 1: ¶ 8 Chapter VIII Found 1: ¶ 1